We are very happy with Dish. However, one of our local stations is having a long-running discussion on whether they will be on Dish, and of course in the meantime they aren't.
When I set up the Dish system we tried to add an antenna for the main TV, but we found that there was no easy and decent-looking way to do that. So, when our CBS station disappered I dug out the antenna and attached it to a modern but smaller TV in a guest room. It works great. However, 1) there is no recliner in this room and 2) we are very spoiled by being able to record the football games and start watching them later so that we can skip the commercials and also get a little bit more done on game days..
Which brought me to study OTA recorders. After eliminating any that require subscriptions to the content or the Guide, I found that most of them now seem to be designed for streaming, with the OTA many clicks down a choice menu.
One of the high-rated ones is the Amazon Fire Recast. Other than being expensive, reviewers praise the many screens of streaming content and the promotion of Amazon shows. We have streamed exactly two programs ever, having missed the first two episodes of something we came to like.
Amazon also offers a refurbished TiVo Bolt OTA 1TB with all fees paid for $300, which seems to have some stuff we'd have to go through on the way to OTA programming, but maybe not as much.
However, now that I know we can record OTA channels, I would also like to use the home WiFi to relay the recordings to the comfortable chairs and the big TV. It does not look to me like the Bolt can do that. The Fire device would let us do that, but I really think one of us would throw it against the wall pretty soon because of the interface.
I know this is an unusual question for satelliteguys, but surely some of you have found yourself in the same place. What recommendations do you have?
Thank you.
When I set up the Dish system we tried to add an antenna for the main TV, but we found that there was no easy and decent-looking way to do that. So, when our CBS station disappered I dug out the antenna and attached it to a modern but smaller TV in a guest room. It works great. However, 1) there is no recliner in this room and 2) we are very spoiled by being able to record the football games and start watching them later so that we can skip the commercials and also get a little bit more done on game days..
Which brought me to study OTA recorders. After eliminating any that require subscriptions to the content or the Guide, I found that most of them now seem to be designed for streaming, with the OTA many clicks down a choice menu.
One of the high-rated ones is the Amazon Fire Recast. Other than being expensive, reviewers praise the many screens of streaming content and the promotion of Amazon shows. We have streamed exactly two programs ever, having missed the first two episodes of something we came to like.
Amazon also offers a refurbished TiVo Bolt OTA 1TB with all fees paid for $300, which seems to have some stuff we'd have to go through on the way to OTA programming, but maybe not as much.
However, now that I know we can record OTA channels, I would also like to use the home WiFi to relay the recordings to the comfortable chairs and the big TV. It does not look to me like the Bolt can do that. The Fire device would let us do that, but I really think one of us would throw it against the wall pretty soon because of the interface.
I know this is an unusual question for satelliteguys, but surely some of you have found yourself in the same place. What recommendations do you have?
Thank you.
